A California brush-chipping program that helps homeowners clear fire-prone vegetation from their properties is undergoing steep budget cuts. This comes as the wildfire season in the Bay Area has gotten off to an unusually early start.

Netflix users may want to think twice before watching that Rob Schneider movie yet again. The streaming-video service said Wednesday it will allow users to open up their viewing history to friends on Facebook.

Netflix launched in France on Monday, kicking off a weeklong roll-out into six European countries, including Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. It is the online video-streaming company's biggest single International expansion yet, and one of the most risky.